Contact: shannonc.jacobson@gmail.com | Senior Level Financial Strategy and Transactional ExecutiveFinancial advisory and strategy leader with extensive transaction experience orchestrating capital raises, debt restructuring/refinancing, and long-term capital plans. Develop and execute transactions that align with strategic business initiatives and drive organizational success.- Expertise with data-driven decision-making that addresses analysis of market conditions, competitive landscape, regulatory constraints, credit, risk management, and economic impact. - Lead credit ratings and investor relations initiatives and partner with leading investment banks to negotiate optimal financing terms. - Extensive expertise in process design and improvement. - An effective team collaborator and consensus builder who solves complex financial and operational challenges. - Large scale organizational management skills with cross-functional expertise, executive-level communication, and board room presentation experience.Key Accomplishments:• Orchestrated a financial turnaround after a major city’s triple rating downgrade which prevented swap termination payments for several derivative instruments and saved $58 million in mark-to-market value.• Assumed the leadership position overseeing all client relationships, growing revenue by 200% in 12 months and contributing to the firm retaining its #1 ranking as Illinois’ premier financial advisory firm for government entities.• Revamped a major airport’s credit by spearheading analysis and managing the ratings assessment process for the newly proposed credit, leading to a bond rating upgrade, enhanced financial flexibility, and a $47 million reduction in transaction costs.• Orchestrated a $1.1 billion debt financing to align with a city’s strategic growth initiatives that bolstered the client’s financial standing and yielded $700 million in new investments through innovative investor engagement strategies.• Generate substantial multi-year cost savings to clients by implementing debt restructurings, refinancings, and the execution of tender offers and exchanges. A $2.9 billion tender offering of a city’s debt achieved a 22% bondholder acceptance rate and provided over $55 million of net present value savings.Financial & Business Strategy | Transaction Execution | Relationship Management | Data Analytics | Strategic Thought Partner | Risk Analysis and Mitigation | Performance Improvement | Credit Assessment | Innovative Financing Solutions | Investor Relations